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Riccitiello: "Other retailers will absorb the business" if GAME goes

He carefully avoided naming it, but EA’s CEO last week said it’s "all but a certainty" GAME has two terrible weeks ahead. But he thinks other retailers will pick up the slack. Speaking at a Wedbush Morgan technology investors event last week, John Riccitiello said the firm is "still praying …

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EA opens Gothenburg studio

EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on developing new generations of games, and the engine of choice is Frostbite 2”. Patrick Sderlund, EVP of EA’s Games Label, took the initiative to start the new studio …

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What’s Out Today? w/e March 2nd, 2012

Two very different types of board games arrive on shelves to day, courtesy of Nintendo and EA. The former continues its traditional board game series with Mario Party 9, which mixes up the classic formula with boss battles and new mini-games. Meanwhile, EA revives its snowboarding series SSX, challenging players …

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